John Galliano Fired By Dior | The Huffington Post John Galliano Fired By Dior 03/01/2011 10:28 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011 1.2k Hilary Moss Style news editor, The Huffington Post Update (3/2): Suzy Menkes writes that Galliano has left France to enter a rehabilitation facility to treat his alcohol problems -- "It is likely that his destination is The Meadows, a facility in Wickenberg, Arizona, where Elton John and Donatella Versace were treated in recent years." Le Parisien reports that Galliano will be tried in criminal court for "public insults made against individuals based on their origin or their religious affiliation...made against three victims." He could be in court during the second half of the year and faces 6 months in prison and a fine of 22,500 euros ($31,200). Update (3/1): Suzy Menkes writes , "Friends of Mr.

Galliano, who would speak only on condition of anonymity, say that they have finally persuaded the troubled designer to go immediately into rehab -- and that the pace of fashion today, and particularly the rigorous structure of a corporate fashion house, broke the fragile, artistic creator." Previously: Designer John Galliano has been officially fired by Christian Dior, Women's Wear Daily reports . The fashion house suspended Galliano last Friday, following his arrest at a Parisian cafe for allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks and assault. Another, separate complaint was filed on Saturday and on Monday morning, video surfaced of the designer saying, "I love Hitler." Dior's president and CEO told the fashion newspaper , "I condemn most firmly the statements made by John Galliano which are a total contradiction with the essential values that have always been defended by the House of Christian Dior." Le Parisien got a hold of Dior's official statement , which reads in part: "Today, based on the odious behavior and the comments made by John Galliano in a video made public on Monday, the Christian Dior house has decided to lay him off and commence the formal termination procedure." The designer worked for Dior since 1996.

The brand's runway show is expected to be held in Paris on Friday. According to the Telegraph , "Bookmakers Paddy Power have already opened a book on who will succeed Galliano as Dior's creative director, with current Yves Saint Laurent designer Stefano Pilati the 11/8 favourite, followed by ex Yves Saint Laurent and Dior Homme designer, Hedi Slimane, at 9/4." But the Guardian names Givenchy Creative Director Riccardo Tisci as the front-runner among fashion circles. The Moment writes that Galliano's own show is still on the Fashion Week schedule for Sunday -- "A rep for the John Galliano label did, however, send out an e-mail on Tuesday morning, inquiring as to who would be attending the show." More: Dior Fires John Galliano After Bigotry Complaints - The New York Times The New York Times Fashion & Style |Dior Fires John Galliano After Bigotry Complaints Search Continue reading the main story Photo The British fashion designer John Galliano in Paris in July 2010 at the end of the presentation of his Fall-Winter 2010-2011Haute Couture collection for Christian Dior.

Credit Remy De La Mauviniere/Associated Press PARIS — The French fashion house Christian Dior said Tuesday that it would dismiss its chief designer, John Galliano, after the surfacing of a video that showed his anti-Semitic outbursts at a Paris bar. In a brief statement, Sidney Toledano, Dior Couture’s chief executive, said he condemned ‘‘in the strongest terms’’ Mr. Galliano’s words, ‘‘which are in total contradiction with the essential values that have always been defended by the Christian Dior house.’’ Dior, however, was still planning to go ahead with its autumn/winter 2011 ready-to-wear show on Friday as part of Paris fashion week. A spokeswoman for a separate label, John Galliano, said its women’s wear show would also go ahead as scheduled Sunday. Known as the ‘‘bad boy’’ of the fashion world for his flamboyant and provocative style, Mr.

Galliano helped to energize Dior after he joined it in 1996 as creative director, increasing sales and making it a jewel of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton luxury-goods empire run by the French billionaire Bernard Arnault. LVMH also owns the John Galliano line. Olivier Labesse, a spokesman for LVMH, did not return calls seeking comment on the designer’s role there. The departure of one of its most important designers has left the fashion world buzzing with questions. Dior, which was founded in 1945, is one of the few labels still specializing in haute couture. Advertisement Continue reading the main story In its statement, Dior said it had ‘‘immediately suspended relations’’ with Mr. Galliano and ‘‘initiated dismissal procedures.’’ It cited the ‘‘particularly odious comments’’ contained in the video posted Monday. The video was posted on the Web site of the British tabloid newspaper The Sun. It appeared to show Mr.

Galliano taunting patrons at a Paris bar, declaring in a slurred voice that ‘‘I love Hitler’’ and that ‘‘people like you would be dead,’’ and ‘‘your mothers, your forefathers’’ would all be ‘‘gassed.’’ It was unclear when the video was recorded or who recorded it. Then, late Monday, the actress Natalie Portman strongly condemned Mr. Galliano, saying in a statement that she was ‘‘deeply shocked and disgusted by the video.’’ She added, ‘‘as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way.’’ Ms. Portman recently signed an endorsement deal with Dior for its Miss Dior Chérie perfume. There had been speculation that she would choose a Galliano design for the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday. Instead, Ms. Portman wore a gown from the fashion house Rodarte. It was not yet known whether her contract with Dior would be affected or how far any intervention by Ms. Portman might have forced the hand of LVMH.

Before the video was released, Mr Galliano had already been questioned by the police, last Thursday, after an incident at the bar, La Perle, in the trendy Marais district of Paris. He has been accused by two other clients — Geraldine Bloch, 35, and Philippe Virgitti, 41 — of making an anti-Semitic slur. French law makes it a crime to incite racial hatred; the statute has been used in the past to punish anti-Semitic remarks. The French advocacy group SOS Racisme said that it would support legal proceedings if the accusations were confirmed. ‘‘Mr. Galliano has added to the ignominy of his words with the cowardice of a denial,’’ it said in a statement. Mr. Galliano’s lawyer, Stéphane Zerbib, did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday. He has denied that Mr. Galliano made any anti-Semitic comments in the incident last week and has submitted testimonials of support from employees and witnesses at the bar as part of defamation complaints filed against Ms. Bloch and Mr. Virgitti. Mr Galliano and his partner, Alexis Roche, could not be reached for comment.

A police spokeswoman also declined to comment Tuesday, except to say that witnesses, including Mr. Galliano, had been questioned Monday in a police station in the third arrondissement of Paris, where the bar is located, and subsequently released. She referred all questions to the Paris prosecutor, who did not return calls seeking comment. According to French media reports, the police questioned the owner of La Perle, the bar’s security staff and other clients. Photo The fashion designer John Galliano, right, arrived with his lawyer, Stephane Zerbib, at a police station in Paris on Monday to face accusations that he made illegal anti-Semitic slurs. Credit Michel Euler/Associated Press One person who witnessed last week’s incident at the bar — Lyes Meftahi, 38, a Parisian, who runs an audiovisual company — said that Mr Galliano was certainly drunk, speaking slowly and slurring his words. But he said that the designer was keeping to himself and was ‘‘provoked’’ by a woman, who had called Mr. Galliano ‘‘ugly.’’ Mr. Meftahi heard no anti-Semitic slurs and said that Mr. Galliano himself was threatened with violence at one stage during the altercation.

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Mr. Meftahi said Mr. Galliano was a frequent visitor to the bar, which is near where he lives. He used to turn up in his sport utility vehicle and was accompanied by his driver, who kept a watchful eye over his client. The bar is often frequented by stars, who seem to like the fact that they can drink there discreetly. Mr. Galliano was suspended by Dior on Friday. The fashion house cited its ‘‘unequivocal zero-tolerance policy regarding anti-Semitism and racism.’’ There was a sense of shock inside LVMH at the extent of Mr. Galliano’s personal problems. The Dior chief, Mr. Toledano, is himself Jewish. The company had initially planned to keep the designer suspended pending an inquiry, but moved to act swiftly after diffusion of the video. Dior was not yet commenting on succession issues. Regardless of any legal action, Mr. Galliano will struggle to bounce back strongly in the fickle and high-octane world of fashion, in which there is no shortage of talented individuals who have been left by the wayside.

‘‘The trouble with fashion is that it’s a hard job and in the end it makes you crazy,’’ said Donald Potard, who runs the fashion consulting firm Agent de Luxe and is a former chief executive of the label Jean Paul Gaultier. ‘‘There’s so much pressure to create and create all the time. You must be strong or this job will destroy you.’’ ‘‘John’s now going to have to cross the desert, and when he returns, he might find that he has few friends,’’ he added. ‘‘It’s a cold, cruel world.’’ Several people who have interacted with the designer recently said that his behavior had become erratic and that he had been drinking heavily. Before that, Mr. Galliano’s long-term collaborator and confidant Steven Robinson had died at age 38 in Paris in 2007 after a heart attack. Advertisement Continue reading the main story ‘‘It’s a violent end to the story,’’ said Gaspard Yurkievich, a Paris-based designer.

‘‘It’s very sad — a human tragedy — it’s ghastly!’’ Observers said that LVMH might have felt compelled to act after a racist outburst on French television last year from Jean-Paul Guerlain, a descendant of the founder of the eponymous perfume house, owned by LVMH. Mr. Guerlain was a famous ‘‘nose’’ and had retired from the company some years earlier but remained a consultant. Some days after the outburst LVMH released a statement condemning ‘‘all forms of racism.’’ It was perceived by many in the industry to have reacted too slowly. Back in 2009 the outlook for many fashion houses looked weak. Indeed, two fashion firms — Christian Lacroix of Paris, which had been to be part of LVMH, and Escada of Germany — had filed for bankruptcy. But now LVMH appears to be in good health after successfully navigating the financial crisis and benefiting from demand from the newly affluent, especially in Asia.

The company, which also owns brands like Dom Pérignon Champagne, Hublot watches and Louis Vuitton, said this month that sales in 2010 rose 19 percent to €20.3 billion, or $28 billion. Net income surged 73 percent to €3 billion and the group increased its dividend. Mr. Arnault has also taken a 20 percent stake last year in the rival French fashion house Hermès International, which has led to even greater fears of dominance by the group over the fashion industry. Laurent Laughlin contributed reporting from Paris. A version of this article appears in print on March 2, 2011, in The International Herald Tribune. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe John Galliano sacked by Christian Dior over alleged antisemitic rant | Fashion | The Guardian Fashion John Galliano sacked by Christian Dior over alleged antisemitic rant Final straw for fashion house appears to have been video showing John Galliano apparently declaring his love for Hitler Christian Dior chief executive Sidney Toledano with actor Natalie Portman and designer John Galliano in New York in December last year.

Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage Close This article is 5 years old Christian Dior has sacked John Galliano for "odious behaviour" after he was accused of making antisemitic and racist insults in a drunken rant. The flamboyant Briton, who has been the haute couture house's creative director for 15 years, is under police investigation. Dior said it had a policy of "zero tolerance" towards antisemitism. It suspended Galliano last week after he was arrested when a couple complained he insulted them in a Paris bar. Galliano, 50, denies making anti-semitic remarks, and detectives have said they have no third-party witnesses. But a video has surfaced of Galliano declaring on another occasion that "I love Hitler" and telling two women their parents "would have been gassed". "Because of the particularly odious character of the behaviour and comments made by John Galliano in a video made public on Monday, the Dior house decided to suspend him immediately and has engaged in a process to dismiss him," a statement said. The designer was due to unveil his autumn/winter 2011 collection on Friday.

Dior has said the show of his designs will go on, without him. Across the Atlantic, the Oscar-winning actor Natalie Portman , who is the face of Miss Dior Cherie perfume, said she was "deeply shocked and disgusted" and wanted nothing to do with Galliano. Portman, 29, was on Sunday named best actress for her performance in Black Swan. She said: "As an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr Galliano in any way." But Italian designer Giorgio Armani said he felt "sorry for" his colleague. Galliano has made dresses for Princess Diana and France's first lady, Carla Bruni, and is designing the model Kate Moss's wedding dress. He spent more than five hours at a police station in central Paris on Monday as investigators sought to establish what had happened in two incidents. Galliano was arrested on Thursday in the chic Marais district after he allegedly insulted a Jewish woman and her Asian boyfriend in La Perle bar. His lawyer, Stéphane Zerbib, said the designer was counter-suing the couple for defamation.

Two days later, a second woman came forward claiming Galliano had similarly insulted her in the same bar in October. The final straw for Dior appears to have been the video, reportedly shot in La Perle in December, showing Galliano telling two women: "I love Hitler. People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers would all be fucking gassed." Police have not charged Galliano and a source said: "We are going to evaluate the credibility of the accusations and Mr Galliano's denials before deciding what action to take." John Galliano to Margiela: Designer Fired From Dior For Anti-Semitic Rant Will Head House Margiela John Galliano to Margiela: Designer Fired From Dior For Anti-Semitic Rant Will Head House Margiela 10/06/14 AT 12:12 PM Close British fashion designer John Galliano is returning to the industry after being fired as creative director of Christian Dior in 2011 after an anti-Semitic rant.

After a period of being an outcast, Galliano is returning to the industry as creative director of Parisian avant garde design house Maison Martin Margiela, where he will design Margiela’s couture line as well as its men’s and women’s ready-to-wear. But is the fashion world ready for his comeback? Even in an industry known for wild provocateurs, Galliano’s rant at a Paris café in 2011 stood out for its outrageousness and offensiveness. According to court papers, respected art curator Geraldine Bloch alleges that Galliano suddenly began pulling her hair and yelling anti-Semitic slurs, even later threatening her friend, plaintiff Philippe Virgitti, that he was going to kill him. Galliano was fired from his post as creative director at Christian Dior, a position he’d held since 1996. Now, after keeping a low profile and sitting out a stint in rehab for alcohol and drug problems, Galliano is no longer designer non grata. Galliano had been a shining star in the fashion world, in the pantheon of designers including Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, and the late Alexander McQueen.

Like those peers, Galliano has an irreverent approach to luxury fashion – incorporating street fashion, ethnic design elements and historical references into his designs -- and he helped elevate the fashion runway into performance art. British fashion designer John Galliano, fired from Christian Dior in 2011 for his anti-Semitic rants, is no longer designer non grata. He was named creative director of Maison Martin Margiela in Paris. Photo: Reuters But Galliano fell very far from grace in February 2011, when patrons at a small bar in the fashionable Parisian neighborhood Le Marais (historically a Jewish neighborhood), saw him dragged out by police after he hurled anti-Semitic slurs at a couple next to him. Soon after his arrest, a video surfaced of yet another earlier anti-Semitic – and seemingly drunken – rant at the same bar, in which he was recorded as saying, “I love Hitler,” telling a patrons near him “People like you would be dead today.

Your mothers, your forefathers would be f*cking dead and gassed.” Related Stories Tag Team Fashion: John Galliano Joins Oscar de la Renta Making anti-Semitic remarks is illegal in France and can bring up to six months in prison, and although Galliano was found guilty of "public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity,” he didn't serve any time. Instead, he was fined 6,000 euros (about $8,400) and apologized to the plaintiffs. “In theory, the law provides for a prison sentence, but it’s extremely rare,” Jean-Yves Depuex of French law firm Lussan & Associates, told Vogue . In 2013, Galliano told Vanity Fair that he had been sober for two years, and was rediscovering his creativity. “It’s the worst thing I have said in my life, but I didn’t mean it," he told them of his infamous rant. "I have been trying to find out why that anger was directed at this race." “Margiela is ready for a new charismatic creative soul,” said Renzo Ross, president of OTB, which controls Margiela.

“John Galliano is one of the greatest, undisputed talents of all time – a unique, exceptional couturier for a house that always challenged and innovated the world of fashion. I look forward to his return to create that fashion dream that only he can create, and hope he finds a new home here.” Margiela’s new creative director is set to debut his first collection in January for Paris couture week. John Galliano fired by Christian Dior - Telegraph Latest Beauty News John Galliano fired by Christian Dior Top French fashion house Christian Dior fired John Galliano, its star British creative director, after he was caught on film shouting "I love Hitler" and hurling anti-Semitic abuse at people in a Paris bar.

BY Henry Samuel | 01 March 2011 John Galliano appears at the end of his Haute-Couture Autumn-Winter 2008-2009 fashion show for French house Dior in Paris Photo: REUTERS John Galliano Fall/Winter 2010-2011 Haute Couture fashion show for French fashion house Dior in Paris Photo: REUTERS The dismissal was a bombshell on the first day of Paris Fashion Week and three days before the 50-year old designer's Dior show was due to run on Friday. Related articles John Galliano: rant caught on film Mr Galliano's career had been hanging by a thread since last Thursday, when he was arrested after a couple complained that he had cast racist and anti-Semitic slurs on them. They filed for charges. Dior suspended Mr Galliano the following day, but came under international pressure on Tuesday to fire him from Natalie Portman, the Oscar winning actress who was signed to promote a Dior perfume. In a statement released in New York the star of the film Black Swan said she was "deeply shocked and disgusted" by the video.

"As an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr Galliano in any way." Just hours later, Dior finally swung the axe. "Today, because of the particularly odious nature of the behaviour and words of John Galliano in a video made public this Monday, the Christian Dior house has decided to lay him off immediately and has begun dismissal procedures against him," it said a statement. In the video, shot on a mobile telephone in December, Mr Galliano can be seen blind drunk at La Perle bar in the trendy Marais district of central Paris. A woman's voice asks Mr Galliano, "Are you blond, with blue eyes?" Slurring his words, he replies: "No, but I love Hitler, and people like you would be dead today. Your mothers, your forefathers, would be all be gassed and dead." The two women he was referring to were Italian, not Jewish. Mr Galliano lost yet more credibility when a 48-year old woman came forward on Saturday to press for charges of anti-Semitism over an incident at the same bar in October. Paris prosecutors are expected to decide by the end of the week whether the designer will face trial over last Thursday's incident.

Police questioned Mr Galliano and the couple for five hours on Monday, but have found no eyewitnesses to back up the couple's claims of anti-Semitism. Mr Galliano had been working for Dior since 1996. It is the leading fashion house at LVMH, the world's biggest luxury group owned by France's richest man, Bernard Arnaud. Mr Galliano's first dress for the brand was first worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, to mark Dior's 50th anniversary. The house is scheduled to present its fall-winter 2011-2012 ready-to-wear show at Paris' Rodin museum on Friday. A spokesman yesterday said: "For now, the show has not been cancelled." It was unclear whether the show of the designer's own brand will go ahead on Sunday. Despite its name, the brand "John Galliano" is part-owned by LVMH. The dismissal of a man widely viewed as among the world's most talented designers has ignited feverish speculation over who Dior will turn to for creative direction next. Possible replacements include Riccardo Tisci, creative director of Givenchy.

Marcellous Jones, editor-in-chief of thefashioninsider.com magazine, said he was "really surprised that Dior actually had the conviction to fire John Galliano because he makes them a lot of money." The brand has tripled its turnover in his reign to more than three billion euros. "I think we were all expecting them to send him to rehab and so they are actually firing him. It's a bold move," he said. "It marks a dramatic end to one of the greatest eras in the history of the house of Dior in terms of its international reputation." Despite his Hitler quote, a former colleague said he found it hard to believe he was a xenophobe. "He has always chosen to surround himself with people of different origins. He himself, due to his (Spanish, Italian and British) origins, considers himself a gypsy".

John Galliano fired by Dior in wake of 'I love Hitler' video | Ministry of Gossip | Los Angeles Times John Galliano fired by Dior in wake of 'I love Hitler' video March 1, 2011 | 9:40 am Designer John Galliano went from suspended to fired at fashion house Dior after a 2010 video in which he said "I love Hitler" went public Monday, and Oscar winner Natalie Portman later declared herself "shocked and disgusted" by his words. "In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish," Portman said in a statement Tuesday, "I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way." The "Black Swan" star is the face of the Miss Dior Cherie fragrance. "People like you would be dead," the designer slurred to patrons at a neighboring table in the video, posted on the Sun website. "Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be ... gassed and ... dead." He also told those who made the video -- who were French and Italian, not Jewish, the Sun said -- that he had a problem with them because they were ugly.

The Tuesday firing comes only days ahead of Friday's Dior show during Paris Fashion Week. "In light of the deeply offensive statements and conduct by John Galliano [in that video], Christian Dior has commenced termination procedures against him," the company said in a statement, also quoting Chief Executive Sidney Toledano: "We unequivocally condemn the statements made by John Galliano which are in total contradiction to the longstanding core values of Christian Dior." The British designer had been suspended by the company after he was questioned and released by police Thursday for allegedly making anti-Semitic and anti-Asian statements to a woman and man in Paris' La Perle restaurant and threatening to kill the man. Prosecutors and police said Friday that Galliano's blood alcohol levels were high. He fought back over the weekend, denying the allegations and filing a defamation suit against the couple involved in the Thursday incident. The video that surfaced Monday was also shot at La Perle, reportedly last year. Galliano has been with Dior for 15 years. Portman chose a Rodarte gown for Sunday's Oscars, according to Grazia Daily, though Sharon Stone and Nicole Kidman did go with house of Dior.

Portman's fiance, Benjamin Millepied, and actor Jude Law were among those wearing Dior Homme, which is not designed by Galliano. RELATED: John Galliano Fired by Dior After Video Rant - The New York Times The New York Times Fashion & Style |Galliano Case Tests Dior Brand’s Future Search Continue reading the main story PARIS — The career of Christian Dior’s star designer, John Galliano , may well be over after he was dismissed Tuesday for a video that surfaced of him making anti-Semitic remarks. But Dior — and its parent company, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton — acted quickly and decisively in an attempt to limit any long-term damage to the Dior name. Ronald Frasch, the president and chief merchandising officer at Saks Fifth Avenue, which carries Dior, said he did not think the brand would be left damaged. “My initial reaction is they gained respect by dealing with this directly,” Mr. Frasch said. And there is no doubt in the industry that Dior, one of the most recognizable and influential brands, will be able to attract a name designer as a successor to Mr. Galliano.

There are no obvious choices yet , but among those being mentioned in the media are Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy and Alber Elbaz of Lanvin. The firing of Mr. Galliano, 50, a one-time punk stylist whose soaring imagination helped turn Dior into a multimillion-dollar brand, was the expected culmination of one of the strangest episodes in recent fashion history. Last Friday, Dior suspended Mr. Galliano after he was accused by two people of making an anti-Semitic slur on Thursday night in the same Marais district bar, La Perle. Mr. Galliano lives nearby. Photo John Galliano at a fashion show in late January in Paris. Credit Jacques Brinon/Associated Press His lawyer, Stephane Zerbib, denied that his client had made anti-Semitic remarks. It is a crime in France to incite racial hatred, and the statute has been used to punish anti-Semitic speech. On Monday morning, a video, posted on the Web site of a British tabloid, The Sun, showed Mr.

Galliano sitting alone in the bar and blearily telling some appalled-seeming patrons, “I love Hitler” and “people like you would be dead” and “your mothers, your forefathers” would all be “gassed.” The video was reportedly made several months ago. Advertisement Continue reading the main story If Mr. Galliano’s once-brilliant future at Dior was tenuous last week, his fate seemed all but sealed on Monday evening when the actress Natalie Portman, who represents the brand’s Miss Dior Cherie perfume, denounced Mr. Galliano. In a statement , she said, “I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano’s comments that surfaced today. In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way.” The news of Mr. Galliano’s dismissal cast a looming shadow over the opening of the Paris collections on Tuesday, as magazine editors and store buyers grappled with the implications for Dior and its retail business.

One senior editor from an American magazine, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity in discussing a major advertiser, described the designer’s purported comments as “poisonous.” The news also brought some unwanted drama to shows that happened to be running around 5 p.m. Paris time. Five minutes after Anthony Vaccarello — a newcomer with enough excitement around him to attract Emmanuelle Alt, the editor of French Vogue, to his presentation — concluded his show, it was quickly forgotten as nearly every hand-held device in the place flickered to life and word spread down the front row that John Galliano had been fired an hour earlier. Photo John Galliano was applauded at the end of his Dior show last July in Paris. There are no clear choices yet for his replacement. Credit Remy De La Mauviniere/Associated Press Members of the fashion community who have been friendly with Mr. Galliano said they were surprised by his behavior and statements in the video because they seemed out of character. “He has always been pretty shy,” said Daphne Guinness, the British socialite. She speculated that the intensity of creative and commercial pressures on designers at global luxury houses may have had an impact on Mr.

Galliano’s state of mind. She added, “It makes me terribly worried for him. He has had a couple of tough years.” According to a Dior executive who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the company received numerous complaints from customers offended by Mr. Galliano’s conduct. This executive also said that Mr. Galliano remained in seclusion in his home over the weekend and did not try to contact his employer to possibly explain himself or offer an apology. Mr. Galliano surfaced late on Monday afternoon, when he was questioned in a Paris police station about the altercation with the fellow customers at the Marais bar, and he was subsequently released. No charges have been filed. In a brief statement on Tuesday, Sidney Toledano, Dior’s chief executive, said he condemned the words and conduct of Mr. Galliano, “which are in total contradiction to the longstanding core values of Christian Dior.” The company said it had initiated dismissal procedures. Executives said a decision would be made by Tuesday night whether to hold the fall ready-to-wear show as scheduled on Friday. But indications were the house planned to go ahead with its runway show. There was no word yet on whether Mr.

Galliano’s show for the line designed under his own name would go ahead on Sunday afternoon as planned. Photo John Galliano appeared at the end of his haute couture spring/summer 2011 fashion show for Dior in January. Credit Benoit Tessier/Reuters Mr. Galliano joined Dior in 1996, and he very quickly produced collections that made headlines and pleased his boss, Bernard Arnault, the chairman of LVMH. One show in particular, a 2000 haute couture collection inspired by tramps, with models in torn newsprint-chiffon dresses and rope belts dangling with tin cups, was criticized in the French media as insensitive to the homeless. Advertisement Continue reading the main story But while Mr. Galliano apologized and riot police briefly surrounded Dior’s Avenue Montaigne headquarters, the outrage didn’t seem to hurt Dior or dim Mr. Galiano’s reputation for flamboyance. Apart from a few weak seasons, Mr. Galliano’s collections for Dior (and for his own signature brand) have largely been critical triumphs and his runway shows regularly among the unquestioned highlights of Paris Fashion Week.

He has been one of the great fashion talents of the last 20 years, known for his imagination and nearly unmatched technical skills. In his knowledge of fashion, he was rivaled only by Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel, and in his showmanship he had few peers. And these peers were among of an influential generation of young designers that included Alexander McQueen — like Mr. Galliano, both brash and British — before Mr. McQueen killed himself last year. Among Mr. Galliano’s most notable clients were Nicole Kidman, especially in the 1990s, when she became a red carpet luminary; the actress Marion Cotillard; and Carla Bruni, now the first lady of France. In articles, Mr. Galliano seldom denied a wild past and taste for self-indulgence, though in more recent years it seemed directed toward physical improvement, special diets or some new spa experience. At least that was the side he showed the public and the fashion press. Not merely shy, Mr. Galliano seemed isolated. In a 2007 profile of Mr. Galliano in The New York Times Magazine, Mr. Toledano said he often dealt with Mr.

Galliano through intermediaries in the house, usually design assistants. And, yes, it bothered the chief executive that he sometimes didn’t have direct contact with his designer. “I still don’t know him personally,” Mr. Toledano said then. Correction: March 3, 2011 An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the fashion house Lanvin is part of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton﻿﻿. Lanvin is owned by a Taiwanese entrepreneur, Shaw-Lan Wang, with some minority investment. Guy Trebay and Eric Wilson contributed reporting from Paris. A version of this article appears in print on March 2, 2011, on Page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Protecting Its Brand, Dior Fires Star Designer Caught in Scandal. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe John Galliano - Photo 3 - Pictures - CBS News John Galliano Next Former Christian Dior designer John Galliano arrives at the Paris court house, June 22, 2011. The famed designer, known for his flamboyant personality and over-the-top creations, was convicted by a Paris court on Sept.

8, 2011, of making racist and anti-Semitic remarks on two separate occasions at a Paris bar. Galliano, who didn't attend the announcement of the verdict, was given no prison time. The court imposed a suspended 6,000 euro ($8,400) fine, which means it goes on his criminal record but he does not have to pay it. Credit: AP Photo/Thibault Camus British designer John Galliano is seen after presenting the Christian Dior Spring 2011 Haute Couture Collection on Jan. 24, 2011, in Paris. Galliano was dismissed from his post as creative director at the French fashion house following accusations of anti-Semitism. A cellphone video of Galliano, 50, drunkenly praising Adolf Hilter surfaced on the Internet just days after he was suspended by Dior pending a police investigation into an alleged anti-Semitic incident with a couple in a Paris cafe, for which he was reportedly detained and questioned by French police. Credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images John Galliano is seen at the opening of the new 57th Street Christian Dior boutique on Dec.

8, 2010, in New York. The president and CEO of the French fashion house, Sidney Toledano, spoke out about his dismissal in a statement, saying, "I condemn most firmly the statements made by John Galliano which are a total contradiction with the essential values that have always been defended by the House of Christian Dior." Credit: Jason Kempin John Galliano's alleged anti-Semtic comments have led Oscar winner Natalie Portman, who is the face of Christian Dior's Miss Dior Cherie fragrance, to publicly boycott his designs. In a statement, Portman, who is Jewish, said she was "deeply shocked and disgusted" by the video and "will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way." The two are pictured here at the opening of the new 57th Street Dior boutique on Dec. 8, 2010, in New York. Credit: AP images John Galliano is pictured at the end of his men's Fall 2011 ready-to-wear fashion show on Jan. 21, 2011, in Paris.

Credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images Penelope Cruz and Charlize Theron pose with John Galliano backstage at the Christian Dior Resort 2008 fashion show on May 14, 2007, in New York. Cruz reportedly wore a Galliano-designed gown during her July 2010 wedding to actor Jarvier Bardem. Credit: Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images Nicole Kidman arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards wearing a John Galliano creation from Christian Dior's Spring 2009 Couture collection on Feb. 27, 2011, in Los Angeles. Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Charlize Theron arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in a Dior by John Galliano gown on March 7, 2010, in Los Angeles. Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Heidi Klum wore a red Dior by John Galliano gown for the 80th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.

Credit: Vince Bucci/Getty Images Actress Drew Barrymore arrives at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards in a light blue Dior by John Galliano creation on Jan. 11, 2009, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images John Galliano and French actress Marion Cotillard attend the Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009, in New York. Credit: AP Photo/Peter Kramer Kate Beckinsale arrived at the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in a Dior by John Galliano gown, Jan. 16, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images John Galliano attends the wedding of Gwen Stefani, lead singer of pop band No Doubt and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale on Sept. 14, 2002, in London. Stefani's wedding dress was designed by Galliano. Credit: Kevin Willocks/Getty Images Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen models a creation from the Christian Dior by John Galliano Fall 2007 Haute Couture collection, July 2, 2007, in Paris.

Credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT A model wears a creation by John Galliano during Christian Dior's Spring 2011 Haute Couture fashion show on Jan. 24, 2011, in Paris. Credit: AP Photo/Francois Mori A model wears a creation by John Galliano during Christian Dior's Spring 2011 Haute Couture fashion show on Jan. 24, 2011, in Paris. Credit: AP Photo/Francois Mori A model wears a creation by John Galliano during Christian Dior's Spring 2011 Haute Couture fashion show on Jan. 24, 2011, in Paris. Credit: AP Photo/Francois Mori Fashion from John Galliano's Christian Dior Spring 2011 Haute Couture collection is modeled on Jan. 24, 2011, in Paris. Credit: AP Photo/ Francois Mori Fashion from John Galliano's Christian Dior Fall 2010 Haute Couture collection is modeled on July 5, 2010, in Paris.

Credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images Fashion from John Galliano's Christian Dior Spring 2011 ready-to-wear collection is modeled on Oct. 1, 2010, in Paris. Credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images Fashion from John Galliano's Christian Dior Spring 2011 ready-to-wear collection is modeled on Oct. 1, 2010, in Paris. Credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images Fashion from John Galliano's Christian Dior Spring 2010 Haute Couture collection is modeled on Jan. 25, 2010, in Paris. Credit: AP Photo/Jacques Brinon John Galliano acknowledges the crowd after presenting the Christian Dior Fall 2010 Haute Couture collection on July 5, 2010, in Paris.

Credit: AP Photo/Remy de la Mauvinier Actress Faye Dunaway, arrives with John Galliano, left, for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2006 gala, during the 59th International Cannes film festival in Mougins, southern France, May 25, 2006. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Christensen A model wears a creation by John Galliano for Christian Dior during his Fall 2006 Haute Couture fashion show, July 5, 2006, in Paris. Credit: AFP/Getty Images A model wears a creation by John Galliano for Christian Dior during his Fall 2007 ready-to-wear fashion show on Feb. 27, 2007, in Paris. Credit: AFP/Getty Images Christian Dior Chief Designer Fired For Anti-Semitic Outburst Christian Dior Chief Designer Fired For Anti-Semitic Outburst Ray Gustini Share Fashion house Christian Dior has fired chief designer John Galliano this afternoon following an antisemitic outburst at a Paris bar.

Yesterday, The Sun posted footage of a different barroom tirade, in which a visibly intoxicated Galliano says "I love Hitler!", adding " "People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be fucking gassed." initially only suspended Galliano last Friday, before footage of the second incident emerged. This decision was met with sharp criticism by Natalie Portman , who signed a lucrative deal last summer to be the spokesperson for Dior's line of perfumes. "I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano’s comments that surfaced today," Portman said in a prepared statement released Monday. "In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way." As an added twist of the knife, Portman passed on Dior and wore a Rodarte dress to Sunday's Oscars. This isn't the first time the fashion house has demonstrated an embarrassing lack of cultural sensitivity. In August, the company's "Shanghai Dreamers" ad campaign was accused of "orientalism" for depicting Chinese models in monochromatic, Cultural Revolution-style garb. Despite the outcry, the campaign was not pulled.

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Question: John Galliano was dismissed from his post as chief designer at which fashion house?
Answer: Dior